The key transparency provision has steadily eroded to the point where it no longer serves its intended purpose, says Caroline Maynard.
“Over the course of my time as commissioner, I have observed the steady decline of the access-to-information system to the point where it no longer serves its intended purpose.”Chief justice 'not comfortable' with lack of transparency over judicial complaints
“Over time, however, successive governments failed to bring in amendments aimed at modernizing the legislation,” she said, noting it took until 2019 to introduce meaningful reforms to the law. Treasury Board president Mona Fortier, the minister responsible for the access regime, said in April she hoped to share a plan in the coming months for improving the law and how it is managed. She said her priority was to improve administration of the existing legislation.
Even so, the inventory of complaints continued to stand at about 3,500 files. Many of the remaining files are very complex, requiring the dedicated attention of a small number of seasoned investigators, Maynard said.Article content
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